Ordnance and adjustable carriage therefor.



J. KRUPKA.

ORDNANCE AND ADJUSTABLE CARRIAGE THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIZ. 1917.

Pamnted Dec. 11, 1917.

3 SHKETS-SHEET I.

djfr 611:;

J. KRUPKA.

GHDNANL E. AND ADJUSIABLE CARRIAGE THEREFOR.

wmcmou mu) MAY I2. 1912.

1,249,778. Patented Dec. 11,1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2. Fxe. 2.

UNITED eTATEe PATENT OFFIGE.

JOSEPH KRUPKA, OF COALRIDGE, OHIO.

GEDNANGE AND ADJUSTABLE CARRIAGE THEREFUR.

j Appliea t ionfiled May 12 To all whom it may concern Be it known t h;\;t l, .,-I ()SEI BH K mmie, a snbj ctwozf t en 11 m f eust ar s mg afibl el id ain the u ty of N bl nd Sta e o. Kim, lieye enema centein n and alsi l lmpii h men s i @xdnen e n "dine table Carriages Thereiior, ,of which the iqlmwing isa s pecifieatio This mmi i n-..re a e L -Q ain new an-: ua fl a m'p'zdm ents oordn nce n adjei eh .arnnifigi hg el L ql h'e prime -j 'hjeet .ol h nventi .i the pmrisiamdfbemaupted fielj vplece non mp d-x -be mail lyrw emte d an aut i y1W 1idTW li dashe a t .1 ne e a ige-zdisenpeer pe ar age \p s mi e-mad or a lwpqntiomofithmd wi e, -W:11111B i hm nq 'aplgpted=fib,' mh wqhredreheny lev ha zis-y qe d-dei z b e' mAefliv a he -obiec eq "the: .I Y 11 QI u he 'b i neet-e mnnpn'p fi ld h e espeshalo yvedq'pted iq lus nlcoe s misus -the'ilmdingh l h ,gun (a 2 1 1 An em sfiHQJIine o iii riwq ih e emyi -[desi ble- 3A pstill iu khe 'dbieewfi .thi -,de ri 2 the roriioon h 9% d vseppee zmg -gun' \sermege mpte s q :b :memwlhppem ed fe "p o- Lir d'ed \wi-thgqomte bel ncipg means mim we fi efr-ai ing lgh qw ieg an e sy :me e as Wel ie nwsh q eg Eand :renduleg; gre leht gdow ward impyemen q $2. 8 carriage, e l efihl m :bem er eed mn diestably mein im g' ewneg a Specification of Letters Patent.

g g sqe t nbel n z ng t emova Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

, 1e17, Serie1'No168 105.

p ort i o1 1 of one of the adjustable mounting Qg$ 1 d.

l ig. 8 is e seotionahview of a beveled gegpr employed withjthe device. lieferr i ng more in detail to the drawings, itwi l l be nnderstood that the present forrn of gu end $110 disappearing carriage there'- for'lnay'be en lployed at any desired pdint, the ,sznne lacing herein illustrated lnou n ted upon .l'ectnngilla-r platform 10 provided with en encircling ,rgiil l1 positional.tlierearound at a desired elevation, the platform 10 being supported by corner posts12. "Alene q r ,e plates 1 4 having 21-1 eennbn' 15 tiltablynlount' edn p on 'ql1 e;-npper ends thereof enemrii rrgefi t6 frezv'jqli e upon a snbsi;anti:i1ly recten .meie. ne ar g par l c 1;1 ;-.1 'at 11310- "A M s g-1 7 ir s q nounjed t he rnain hase 1 6 -l'1'aV'1 I 1gf:i Zgjnidel303t l8, 1 eeta 1 1 gnlar in cross-seetmh harried @emrquy by su b-buse l'fi attached by st uts 1 to t 'ee i f e '3 th Said @5- lygxse being revol uhly in c on teetfivith the lower face of the b'ase'16, the saidplost 118 being ,slidahly err anged throu h the said mzs eibe drgee i .9- l 'fi ri n y journqled Within a Qring 'QOearrjed 'the platform 10 centrally?within :the housing 17, a retaining screw 21 extending through the ring 20 with i tS-inne'rfend freely p055; fiined iflnn gm annular slot 22 o'f'the geitr 19 While theposii 18 ireely proj ec'tsthroilgh atoenyr el reetangl dar opening 23 in the said e a d hroug -e v fi l u b fi n i f n i. f lfliere/Wifl rv ifll s th Tele .f.0r.m

' lstdbshaft 25 is journeled through ,27 in constant mesh-svitl1 the gear 19,;a tm"1 cl dnk 28"being p1'0v1ded forfthe said shirt stood thixt upon turning the 1513 is gg ranged with side I i id 26 fi M sin l ry n amnion ge y meensof the erenk :28, thepost 1 8 il1he revolve (1, thereby revolving the carrizi e 13 dvl lieh is mo lmted by means of whe' s '29 4 113011 a eirehlar tr:1ck 3O m-gee by {he ,16. By reason of "the shdipg movement of h res 11 -.hro u t e, gea 11, a the pl aijfiorm 10 it w 'l fl beevldenh that hhe cer- ',r i age 1 3. -m eybe revolved 1n erther C1 1I t 1( 11 "desired regardless of i tsl horlzontal;ad ust- The gun 15 being attached to an axle 31 journaled in the upper ends of the members 14, thesa ne ism-ranged with}; gear; 32' engaged by "a \vorin operz-iljile by a crank 34 for the purpose of suitably tilting the gun in either direction for sighting the-l's'aime." A drum 35 is provided at one end of the axle 31 arranged with a strap-brake 36 tightened by means of a bolt meinber BT whereby the gun 1 5 'may be-rtaiiiedatany desired in A semicircular, arm 38. depends clination. from the gun l5 and extends between the lgiemberszl h in en gagementz with'a 'pinion 39;

arranged therein and provided with an qp eratingjenanlc 4O 'aZt itsouter-end whereby the tilting of the cannon-is more perfeetly con; trolled jandwinay .ibe steadied; i It ,Willzb'eevidentsthatethe gun lifiimayi be of any desired? formiathes'amei beingvhereini shown provid d withi a breech-loading devicegll; g l I i Arisu-ppdrting;.:leg is pivotedrto; the base lfiziat' ieaphi'bonnerithereofas at 4:3 and. is prowriddwwiltlrspacedl Wheels 344 at its: lower endsispanning. aw toothed 5 rack- '45:- carr iedi by the platform "IlOJand' diagonally positioned with 'if'e speht'gfstheretor A gravity pflfi'li'd fi iskpivotedfi'toi ea'ch mfsthe :legs 42 adjacent the Wheels 44-2thereofs forengaging the ads jacent; ira clc 453 bein'g ievident :that an ele-. i'ralingz pfitlte :base H35 draws the: :lowef ends of die ifig ifziintvardly towardi'theieorneis' 0mm shoilsin gr-17gisaid sow-ea ends izo'fi ithe legs traveling: in purl: :the'; wheels 44:; and? the adds 46 ratehetihg: overlthefrhcks '45, thereyiimaintaixiing d enbase 16C in its adjusted elevated position supported-shy,,rthe' said 1:: ej'teipointsiidfz t'heibase 16' extending through slots-{8 i in the filatfoi'mkw; 'the said: racks gsaem samnged adjacent" the :opposite sides'ofithe fhousin'gilff in eontae-t' with suit able'grollers 49i"C3.-I I18d by the sides; of the sa-idg housingi Gears 501 .j ou-rnaled upon the outer-ends ofta extending through tlie-LEITOuSing' I-LIZ; f arein 'constan't 'inesh with tlYer2ljCkSi47 m'vh-i-l'e: turn eran'lt 52 is pro.- videglmpoli on/en'd of th'esshaftfili erItWill be understood that by turning the crank 52 .3 ing'i-the required' I direction; the -racks! -17 w-illi her elevated: thereby f raising the base 16 iwhil the'legsi42: ii ("ill support the base 16 a'tithe desired elevatio'nl "Arcuate plat-f0 rms 53: are meun tednupon the 1 legs '42 sout'w'ardly qifithe' baseg1611- '=Cunteibalanci=ng weights 54. eonnected to1the-=basef16 by means of Cables 55 passi n *Pover pulleys '56 suitably.- arranged abot'e egplatiformil flfa releasing cord-57 heingFattaehe-d;to eaeh-ibfthe pawlsAG and toia separate "spool 58 Inounted'up'on a shaft 59:.j'ournaledithrough the base 163' Whenlthe carriage: IS Jisa =el'et'ated and it is :des'iredcto loweivitlie-fisaine,one ofethecranks (SO-car ried fby' the is rtur'nedi for pulling the ropes 57 upwardly thereby releasing the pawls 41-6. and permitting the legs to move: outwardly upon the wheels-.44: during the lo ii erii i g of the base 16, the loitering thereof being gradual since it is governed by "the Weights-54:.

It serviceablebase and carriage is provided for the g'un'lfi permitting the latter to be easily elevated for firin and. .then

weer-scrum the purpose of re 'Eiadifig-"t he same, theistnuetulgezpossessing great strength and being readily and quickly operated under service conditions: Y

11 What 'l tlaimi-asme wist. h

.11. As'guns'uppo'rt' comprising: a vertical- 1y; movablei -n'iain hasey'swiin'gmg :legs :1 carried:

by: said? base, adj ustablesretainingc.ineansifiofi :3

2. A gun support aornprising a; gentiea'lly inovablei base, swinging 7 legseamniedi blyi'the baseg adjustment retaining: -mezms:r=io'mithe lower ends of thei'legs' a'nd felevating irneansis for :the' lease, eoiintenbala-n'ing meahs fed the base andi qeleasing-rneans fioi the adjustrpenii retaining; meansiwhe'nebyi thenbase-i isl-aubos niaitioall y; lowered upo'n the relezisegtihereofii 1' 81 5 A 'ideyige 5 ot-tthe' 'ria'ss des'cribedi" com-5' prisingia; mainabaso',vaugun caiiria'ge.regolucblyi anoun'tedi itheneozrg lenati ngi z nieans ufdn said base; depending hornen 1%s ihi'nge'ds' w the base, pawl and ratchetairetanfing smeans at; the lowen endswf the ilegsie-andi releasing means z'for'f thei said: retaining mea'nslo i A ideviee ofi the ulasssdeseliibediom ii'iiss ing'- !ai'n1ain;:'l;ase,:; a gun carriagg: rem-1111,13;

mainibas e;'eonnectionstbetiweeirthe said earniage and sub-base whenebyl the carriage isle; tainedmex'o'lublyjsh-iftaible;uponithesaidimain base; 1 dep end ingglegs zhin'ged rtoitheisaid ma-in mohnt'edtthereoma sub=base beneath the isaid i;

base, pawlg'andimatchet 'ineansieat'the'ilotgeli ends .of the legs," releasing zmehsrfm's the 'sazid aivlianda ratchet means, a11decounte'rbaglag ri ingg-meansj-for'thet'saidimambase? device of the. class: destrribed; com't pnisingisen-vertically; movableimainisbasegea gun carriagearnounted 'ifllelOlhi ai'i s'upport beneath Lthe; sai'drba-segi'toothedmi'aeks upon the said su-pport,i dependingxlegs ihi'ngedl-to the said-ihase; spaced'wheels upon-:the lbwe'i' ends of the said legs guidinglysfarianged -1.1;

oven-the sa'id reeks; and-ig'raivity pawl'gicarrie'd by the 'losyen endsiofnthe-saidilegsiand in normal engagement with-it'heisaidia'aksi carriage mounted thereonmisuppdrt beneath the said base toothedi'racksiuponf thegisiid support, d'e endihg'lgs hinged to-itheisa'id has'eg spaee wheels: upon thezlower engliof the said legs guidinglyiarfang'edover.thesaid racks; gravity pawlshcarried by .-th"e i aser ends of thesaidilegsl'hndiixi nof-malc engage menti with'l :thei: :said rabks, :and 'sixgul'taneously operable releasing rneans for the attached to the carriage, a rectangular post said pawls and counterbalancing means for {dep iding from the said subb freely the base adapted for permitting the downarranged through an opening in the said ward movement of the base and carriage gear, and writing means for the said gear.

5 when the pawls zig'elreleased. d In testimony whereof I affix my signature. 1

7. A device 0 he class escribed comprising a vertically adjustable main base a JOSEPH LRUPKA' carriage revolubly mounted thereon, a gear fi itneses" having a rectangular central openlng posi- J1 H. IEDMAN, 10 tioned beneath the main base, a sub base XIIUGH NwnwAn'r.

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Washington; D. C." 

